An explosion has rocked Fika, a major townin Yobe state, the police in the state have toldPREMIUM TIMES.Six people are reported dead in the explosionwhich occurred close to a security checkpoint inthe town.The Yobe State Police Commissioner, MarcusDanladi, told PREMIUM TIMES the explosivedevice that went off was being conveyed in a carto an unknown location when it suddenlyexploded.The car exploded shortly after it drove past acheckpoint, Mr. Danladi said.“The people carrying the bomb inside a vehiclewere the people who died,” the policecommissioner said. “They came from one of thevillages where the insurgents are hiding and thesame people carrying the bomb were the samepeople who died.“Yobe is calm. There is no problem.”The incident occurred less than a month afterDamaturu, the Yobe State capital, came underheavy attack by suspected Boko Haram terroristswho, according to residents, surrounded thetown and killed many.The terrorists had earlier on November 13attacked the Yobe capital